User Reviews for Benadryl injection

I went to the ER because I was having an allergic reaction to Naproxen 500 mg. I was having bronchial spasms and my sinus was draining out my nose and eyes and I could not stop coughing. I was having a hard time breathing. Once I was administered diphenhydramine 50 mg through my IV, I immediately started coughing. I felt a stinging or burning sensation run through my chest and I felt tightness in my airways and had an even harder time breathing. I started to panic and told the nurse I couldn’t breathe. He told me yes I can and to take slow deep breaths. It took 5 minutes of breathing deep and slow and it took a lot of me to get air in. I remember my eye sight getting blurry and feeling extremely tired. It was very scary.Read More Read Less

The Benadryl burned when the nurse would put it through my IV. Before she could pull it out of my arm, it knocked me out. I remember immediately being overcome with exhaustion and falling asleep within literal seconds of being administered Benadryl through an IV.

I went to the ER because I was having a horrible migraine for two days that wouldn't go away even with my migraine medicine (Sumatriptan). The nurse first gave me saline solution, then Zofran, and then a "strong Ibuprofen" through an IV. (I don't how many mg of each.) Then the nurse gave me Benadryl through the IV to "calm my muscles in my head to lessen the migraine." Immediately I started to feel very lightheaded, my vision started getting fuzzy, and my hearing started getting very muffled. I asked the nurse "am I supposed to be feeling very weird?" My heartbeat then jumped all the way to 170. I barely could breathe, and I slowly my body began feeling numb everywhere. It started in my tongue, spread to my head, and all the way down my neck and shoulders. I began uncontrollably thrashing and shaking. I thought I was going to die. I could barely speak any words except for "I don't know what happening to me" and "I'm going to die." The nurse put something else in my IV and multiple nurses swarmed into the room I was in and stood around my hospital bed. After about 30 minutes, I slowly started feeling normal again. However, I kept uncontrollably shaking and having to really focus on my breaths for a few hours. Once I was ready to be sent home, one of the nurses had the audacity to ask me "if I had anxiety." I was stunned he would ask such a thing! No nurse, I had a very bad reaction to Benadryl IV, and it was not anxiety!!!Read More Read Less

Oh my gosh I'm so glad it isn't just me. Two separate doctors acted like I was stupid for making them stop giving me the Benadryl. Yesterday I had Benadryl and pepcid in my IV for a moderate to severe allergic reaction the presented in massive hives, angioedema, and tachycardia. The first time was okay but it did literally nothing. So they decided to do more Benadryl. The nurse said he was going to go slowly because my arm was so swollen and the skin was tight. He started and there was a little burning at the site. When he pushed it the second time I got this horrible intense burning sensation in my arm, face, neck, and chest and immediately started coughing like crazy and couldn't breath. He stopped right away. The doctor I had definitely did not believe me at all and dismissed it. But we didn't do more and did an EpiPen which did eventually help. I had to go back today because despite being on Prednisone, benadryl pills (double), and pecid I woke up at 4 am with massive hives, swollen hands/arms/face/eyes and a 150 heart rate. They said to do the Benadryl again and even though I mentioned the reaction the doctor demanded we do it anyway. This time I got a weird hot sensation in my throat followed by full body tingling and burning, all of which was ignored. I was sent home soon after because I had "all the resources at home" even though they clearly are not helping. Read More Read Less

I live the way iv benadryl feels. It’s a burning sensation initially at the iv site. Then a wasn’t feeling in the crotch area. There is a brief feeling of euphoria, especially when given in conjunction with iv opioids. It also helps itching side effects of other iv meds. It’s given to me to counteract itching I get from iv dilaudid or morphine,

I had a minor allergic reaction to the contrast dye for an mri. They told me they were gonna give me benadryl via iv. I told them i don't like that. It makes me feel like im falling, i get bad tremors, i feel like my heart stopped beating, and i get very panicked. My heart and bp spikes and im always super itchy a couple hours after getting it. If i say i don't like it that means i refuse it. They gave it to me anyway.

When the nurse gives me benadryl iv I immediately I feel burning in my arm then a tightness in the chest then a warm sensation in my crotch.... I goes away pretty fast.... but it does help with nausea and vomiting... I get 25mg every 4 hours... I prefer it over the morphine I'm given...

A Houston Methodist nurse injected 50mg of benadryl in my IV before administering my iron infusion, which is common before infusing patients but she pushed it too fast! smdh I've never felt so bad in my life. It felt like I had way too much alcohol. My heart was racing, had dizziness and nausea, I even asked her to call a doctor because I felt like I was dieing. She never called for help but pushed saline for about 15 minutes and watched me for a few after. That was one horrible trip!

Had benedryl in an IV injection at the ER. The technician must have gotten impatient during the push or thought he'd seen enough that he thought I wouldn't react badly and quickly pushed the last bit through. I was so caught off guard. My ADHD was magnified, I grew anxious and wanted to just get out, but couldn't. I began hyperventilating, which turned into sharp gasps that stopped briefly as my lungs closed up intermittently. It seemed to wear of though.. or on retrospect maybe the technician did something while I was panicking, but i did manage to weather it into this euphoric sleepiness. Thank God too, because without my ADHD meds I was constantly feeling the impatient boredom and anxiety bubbling, and the euphoric drowsiness was the only thing keeping me from attempting to pull out the IV myself and run home, or more likely pester the staff while they deal with emergencies. The later, in my mind, would be worse. Don't let them push it too fast. Read More Read Less

Went to ER because I couldn’t keep anything down, not even a sip of water. They got an iv in me and started pushing Benadryl. Immediately I started feeling so lightheaded and numb. I asked the nurse “am I supposed to be feeling lightheaded” and started hyperventilating. My heart rate jumped to 160. I felt like I couldn’t breath and I couldn’t feel my limbs or lift my head. I started thrashing, I’m not sure if it was consciously or not. I thought I was going to die. The nurse pushed something else and it got better but I’d still get heart rate spikes and that same can’t breath feeling on and off for an hour afterwards. I am scarred and am never taking that stuff again. Read More Read Less

Scariest thing ever. I was given Benadryl through iv after my C-Section to stop itchiness. I was looking at the clock when the nurse administered it and instantly the numbers started to morph and I couldn’t see straight. My heart was beating like crazy like I was having a panic attack and my legs were shaking uncontrollably. I thought I was going to die. They flushed it with saline and it went away pretty quickly after that but that experience has traumatized me with taking medicine now.

I have sickle cell anemia , It’s a blood disease which causes me to have lots of pain so the hospital I go to always gives me morphine and the morphine makes me itch so when I get the iv Benadryl I won’t itch also I’m allergic to “ blood and blood products” so when I have to get a blood transfusion the doctors/nurses gives me iv Benadryl along with Tylenol which is really a life saver when my blood cells are low the iv Benadryl helps me not to have an allergic reaction.

Side effect - loss of taste - 49 days and counting: I was given this one-time injection to counteract the side effect of another medication. I was told that a bitter or metallic taste might be felt. That effect occurred immediately. To date, it has never subsided. Everything tastes bitter and strange! I had no idea that this taste side-effect might be permanent! I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced this and if it has ever abated for them.

My dentist used it as a local or dental work. It was injected in my cheek. It burned terribly. Numbed it for about 30 min. Then my cheek and throat swelled. It is now two days later and it is still swollen, despite an IV and prednosone.

I got Benadryl IV for itching from Dilaudid. It caused uncommon side affect of burning in my IV site and blood vessels because it was pushed too fast and undiluted. Also, while speaking to the nurse, the benadryl literally took my breath away. My chest tightened, and I couldn't breathe or speak for a few seconds. I lost my voice for a few seconds and felt my heart race. It felt like something had sucked all the air in my lungs and I could not take a breath for a few seconds, and my blood rushed to my head. It's very scary. My blood vessels near the IV injection site turned bright red and burned so bad, like a chemical burn, that I couldn't stand it. I yelled to the nurse,"normal saline! Quick!" It was at a 10/10 pain. It took a few hours for the red streaks and pain on my arms to go away. Now I make sure it's diluted and slowly administered. The bronchial spasms were puzzling to all the medical staff. It does provide a euphoric feeling and help diminish pain so I could see how it can be addictive if you allow it to be.Read More Read Less

I'm a cancer patient and I've been fighting Hodgkin's disease lymphoma and part of this disease is itchiness of the skin and during treatment nausea and vomiting. I take plenty other medication while at home and in the hospital, including very strong pain medication like dilaudid 2mg which is suppose to be the strongest for patients. It's not ver strong to me, but I feel like benedryl is better and I would like to be able to have it at home thru injection. I haven't asked but I will.. I'm not sure if it's habit forming like ppl are claiming because once I'm released from the hospital I don't have withdraw from it or anything. Great drug.Read More Read Less

I take it IV 1ml/10mls saline. Pretty much every time it causes my heart to start pounding. It freaks me out but every medical person I've told thinks its weird and says they've never heard of that before : /

I was prescribe benadryl 1ml in 9ml of Normal Saline and a mistake was made I got bendryl 1 m in 8ml of Normal SALINE

My 2 1/2 year old was given this after open heart surgery to relieve itchiness from other pain meds. She got addicted and when she was no longer receiving it she began hallucinating and having strange fits. I would make sure that if you or your child will be given this medication that you consider the risks. I thought that because it was Benadryl and commonly used medication that it was fine but had no idea that it could cause temporary psychosis!

Nurse in ER gave 25mg IV Benadryl for Vanco severe skin reaction...told her I was sleepy...sent me home within 20 min...I drove self...Went immed. to sleep at home DANGEROUS and I'm a nurse